Fitness with a hernia & a belly!

Fitness with a hernia & a belly!

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Southerner

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1,461 posts

54 months

Sunday 5th May
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Morning Chaps,

Just wondering if anyone else might have found themselves in a similar situation at some stage; late 30s and have decided, having never paid much attention to fitness, that it’s time to be a bit more interested in it before it’s too late.

I’m fortunate that I’ve always been slim, despite a sweet tooth and a p*ss poor diet, but the belly has been catching up with me now for the past few years. Strict dieting for the past few weeks is seeing me drop about a pound a day or thereabouts, I’m at 14st currently and was 15.10 a year back, so I’m happy with that but conscious that I’ll need to ramp it up to keep the progress going.

The complication is that I have an inguinal hernia, and while I’d really like to smash the belly fat that obviously rules out most things until it’s sorted (NHS, been a while already…). So, any thoughts on exercise/diet/strategy that might help get the podge shifted whilst avoiding putting myself in A&E!!?

Southerner

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1,461 posts

54 months

Sunday 5th May
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I’m using a set of Renpho scales and their app that the missus bought, I suspect they may not be entirely accurate but it’s certainly coming off. Fitting into stuff that I very definitely wasn’t able to wear not all that long ago. But I agree it’s not the best way to do it, hence wanting to firm it up with some hernia-safe exercise!

I’ve been aiming for a decent calorie deficit and plenty of long walks etc, that seems to be shedding the weight but of course it won’t carry on, the magic scales reckon muscle mass is going down as well as bodyfat so absolutely right on that front.

Southerner

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54 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Cheers chaps, some useful thoughts there!